Cannot lose baby weight

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  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
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    AlyssaAnne03 wrote: »
    I don't weigh my food but I used to do nutrition and personal training so I can kinda eyeball most things, I do measure things like quinoa, half n half with measuring cups

    This is your problem. I guarantee it.

    Eyeballing and measuring can easily put your over your caloric deficit. A food scale can be bought for 10-20 dollars. Start weighing and it will change everything.

    Weigh. Log diligently. Plan. Stick with it and be patient. When you have only 20lbs to lose it is advised you eat to lose .5 per week. It will come off.
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
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    AlyssaAnne03 wrote: »
    Make sure you are drinking as close to a gallon of water a day as possible

    Why? And then I'd like to see your source of this information.

    I hardly drink that much - I'd be in the bathroom literally all day - and I've somehow managed to lose close to 60 pounds.

    Drink until you're hydrated, that can be the rule of thumb 8-10 cups a day on average, more if you live in a hot climate or working out a lot. But a gallon? Not entirely necessary.

  • fa_10691
    fa_10691 Posts: 3 Member
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    A_to_the_Z wrote: »
    Hi there. Thanks in advance for reading. I'm really at a loss right now. I have about 20 lbs to lose to reach my pre-baby weight (I'm 11 months post-partum) and no matter what I try, it will not budge. I am SO uncomfortable. I wear the same things over and over to work because my old clothes don't fit and I'm frustrated that after everything I do, I'm still not losing so I don't want to buy new clothes.
    Starting Feb, I trained for my first-ever 5K, ran 4x/week and nothing. I actually gained 2 lbs by April. Now I've been on a 4 week clean-eating streak, counting calories with MFP, using my fitbit blaze like it's my lifeline, and not a single pound has been lost. I'm definitely a good 20 lbs overweight, so I've got it to lose. It's just not budging. I'm currently doing a combo of spinning, jogging, speed walking, weights/squats/lunges/pilates.
    Has anyone had this happen or does anyone have any advice. I'm incredibly overwhelmed and could really use some support from stranger (read: not ppl who say, "but you look fine!" because looks are not my concern). Oh, I should add that I DID have my thyroid levels checked and I'm all normal.
    Thank you!

    Figure out what your TDEE is to calculate the amount of calories you should be consuming to lose 1lb a week. And as many others said be accurate in your food diary so log the exact amounts. Try HIIT for the workout part as it burns more calories is less amount of time than regular cardio, couple that with resistance training to keep your muscle mass and help tone your body. And one more very important tip : look for non-scale victories as in how your clothes fit and differences in your appearance. Take body measurements (waist, thigh, neck, arms ...)to better evaluate your progress. I know its very devastating to work so hard and not see the numbers changing so look for those NSVs. Good luck on your journey !
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
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    Yeah, me too. Cept my babies are pushing 30.
  • am_change
    am_change Posts: 1,010 Member
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    Come and join us in this postpartum group where we encourage each other and do a weekly weigh in.
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/113945-fit-fabulous-postpartum
  • tomatosoup3
    tomatosoup3 Posts: 126 Member
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    A_to_the_Z wrote: »
    tomatosoup3 wrote: »
    please listen- weigh all your food with a scale!!

    Got it. I never considered doing this. Thank you all so much. Looks like i'll be shopping on amazon for a food scale today.
    Any tips on how to make this a time-effective process?

    @A_to_the_Z
    sure! i just put my food on it and write down what it says!
    you can use the "tare" button to make it faster. the "tare" button moves the scale back to zero, even if there's still something on it. so let's say i want to weigh my cheese and tomato sandwich:
    1) put the bread on the scale. 63 grams. write that down. leave the bread on, press TARE (scale moves back to zero)
    2) put cheese on. scale says 20 grams. write that down. leave the bread and cheese on. press TARE. (zero again)
    3) put tomato on. scale says 52 grams. write that down.

    that's it!
    it's barely any more work than you would be doing making a sandwich anyway.
    (also- make sure to plug into the database the exact type of bread and cheese you are using.)

    it will be a bit annoying at first but you'll quickly get into it. and no matter how annoying it is to do, remind yourself that it literally only adds 5 minutes, maximum. 5 minutes to get results- that i can handle!
  • jenhasit
    jenhasit Posts: 83 Member
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    You can add strength training. Get some resistance bands if nothing else... then your muscles will work for you. Sometimes adding strength training kick starts loss plateaus.
  • SamanthaLouiseMence
    SamanthaLouiseMence Posts: 663 Member
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    Right with you there, I'm just under a year PP and my baby weight isn't shifting, so I recently joined this app
    You can all feel free to add me if you like x
  • tinywonder25
    tinywonder25 Posts: 148 Member
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    Are you nursing? Getting 8 hours of sleep? Nursing jacked me up!

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